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Corn or Grain Knife.
Patent for an improved corn or grain knife that is simpler in construction and inexpensive to produce. This corn or grain knife is "adapted for use in the hand of the user for clipping the tops of standing grain such as corn, by the simple act of opening and closing the hand" (lines 10-13), including illustrations.
Date:
January 8, 1918
Creator:
Holliday, Thomas B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Air-Supply-Valve Attachment
Patent for a valve add on for a carburetor in order to control the air flow.
Date:
January 24, 1918
Creator:
Kirkpatrick, Monroe C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Air Intake Device.
Patent for an air intake device for automobiles and other internal combustion engines. Provides novel and improved heated air supply for carburetors during cold weather. Adjustable to admit unheated air in various proportions according to the air temperature and weather.
Date:
January 29, 1918
Creator:
Hornburg, C.A.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Aerocompass.
Patent for an aerocompass, which improves upon a compass combined with inclinometers or map-boards. It is intended for use on submarines, airplanes, or in an area when it would be difficult to use a regular compass.
Date:
January 8, 1918
Creator:
Fischer, Fred Charlie.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Incubator Regulator.
Patent for an incubator with an automatic regulator for the flame of an incubator or heating lamp. The invention also provides an improved regulator arranged to raise or lower the wick of an incubator lamp in accordance with the heat in the incubator itself.
Date:
January 15, 1918
Creator:
Harris, Luster. F. & Williams, Walter. L.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Waterproof Car-Door.
Patent for a freight car door of "strong, durable, and inexpensive construction which will be water and air tight, and which will be practically indestructible in case of a wreck" (lines 17-20) including illustrations.
Date:
January 1, 1918
Creator:
Atkinson, George C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Locomotive Drifting-Valve.
Patent for locomotive drifting valves to admit saturated steam from the boiler to the steam chamber of the valve chest and cylinders while the locomotive is running with the main steam throttle closed.
Date:
January 8, 1918
Creator:
Meister, Alfred A.; Surles, John W. & Boyle, Edmund F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Watchmaker's Tool.
Patent for a watchmaking tool that enables a roller jewel to be set in the balance-wheel of a watch with accuracy, and without removing the hair-spring or the roller table.
Date:
January 8, 1918
Creator:
Kethley, Jacob D.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Stalk-Cutter.
Patent for an improved stalk cutter that can be connected with lister beams and thus, able to be connected to the lister to cut the stalks while plowing.
Date:
January 29, 1918
Creator:
Thompson, Roy De Witt
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Spindle Lubricator.
Patent for improving the process of lubricating spindles without removing the wheel, and at a more affordable cost.
Date:
January 1, 1918
Creator:
Stair, Oscar H.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow Attachment.
Patent for a plow attachment that works especially for plowing around smaller plants.
Date:
January 8, 1918
Creator:
Perkins, Simon F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mechanical Starter
Patent for "improvements in mechanical starters for internal combustion engines" (lines 10-11). It is designed for the use in automobiles, trucks, and similar vehicles.
Date:
January 3, 1918
Creator:
Johnson, William S.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Lamp-Burner.
Patent for a lamp burner that supplies air to the lamp flame to ensure proper combustion and maximum light while keeping flame in proper position, illustration included.
Date:
January 8, 1918
Creator:
McCrone, John W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Mechanical Rectifier.
Patent for a mechanical rectifier for automobiles. This mechanical rectifier connects with the magneto or generator to turn alternating currents into to direct currents for charging a storage battery while operating the engine.
Date:
January 29, 1918
Creator:
Winterborne, Arthur William
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Time-Switch.
Patent for a time switch "which will be automatically operated to close the circuit and to open the circuit at predetermined times so that the translating devices in the circuit may be maintained energized for a predetermined length of time," (lines 10-15) including illustrations.
Date:
January 15, 1918
Creator:
Scholl, Max
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Terrace-Marker.
Patent for a terrace-marker that has "improved means for quickly and conveniently marking or laying out and leveling terraces which shall be light and consequently easily portable, durable and inexpensive to manufacture" (lines 13-17) including an illustration.
Date:
January 15, 1918
Creator:
Norris, William C.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hinge Gage and Marking Tool
Patent for a hinge gage (sic) and marking tool.
Date:
January 1, 1918
Creator:
Pummill, George R.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Hay Press
Patent for the hay press. The object of this invention is to provide a novel construction for operating the compressing head or plunger of a press, which structure is extremely simple in construction, durable and easy to operate. Illustrations of this invention are provided.
Date:
January 29, 1918
Creator:
Payne, Alvah
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Sandpapering-Machine.
Patent for a compressed air sanding machine to use in finishing surfaces with sandpaper, emery cloth, or other rubbing material.
Date:
January 8, 1918
Creator:
Morreau, Emile V.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Power-Transmitting Device.
Patent for new and useful improvements in Power-Transmitting Devices. "its object being to provide a device by means of which power taken from any suitable source may be economically transmitted and multiplied, for the purpose of driving machinery or other purposes."(lines 10-15)
Date:
January 22, 1918
Creator:
Montgomery, Edward F. & Burnham, Reuben B.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Railroad Cattle-guard.
Patent for an improved cattle-guard to keep livestock from crossing onto a railroad track or into railway property. This protects livestock and decreases railroad liability for loos of property. The invention includes a pivotal gate which runs parallel to the track that will go across the track to block animals if they try to cross the opening.
Date:
January 22, 1918
Creator:
Gidcumb, John T.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fender for Plows
Patent for a plow for fenders. This invention was made to simplify and improve the construction of the rotary disk fender and the means for supporting the same. A further object of the invention is to simplify and improve the manner of connecting the device with an ordinary plow or cultivator beam. Illustrations are provided in figure 1.
Date:
January 22, 1918
Creator:
Moon, William Burr & Grissom, Francis Marian
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Heater
Patent for an improved heater for heating water and utilizing exhaust steam.
Date:
January 8, 1918
Creator:
Averitt, Robert W.
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Picker
Patent for cotton picking in relation to the picking needle that is capable of longitudinal movement.
Date:
January 8, 1918
Creator:
Johnson, Billie
System:
The Portal to Texas History